The Republic of El Salvador and the Republic of Fiji formalized diplomatic relations at a ceremony at the Permanent Mission of Fiji to the United Nations in New York on 30 January 2015. The Charge d’Affaires of El Salvador’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations, Ambassador Ruben Armando Escalante Hasbun, and his Fiji counterpart, Ambassador Peter Thomson, signed a joint communiqué establishing diplomatic relations between the two States.

A ceremonial meeting was held at the United Nations today to mark the handover of the Presidency of the UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS Executive Board from Fiji’s Ambassador Peter Thomson to Ambassador Fernando Carrera of Guatemala.

In his closing remarks, Ambassador Thomson said it had been a great privilege to lead the Board during the critical preparations for the Post-2015 Development Agenda. He said he was confident that UNDP, UNFPA and UNOPS were fit for purpose for the great development challenges looming ahead.

The United Nations General Assembly today adopted a new resolution on ‘Capacity Building for the Evaluation of Development Activities at the Country Level’.The resolution invites the entities of the United Nations development system, with the collaboration of national and international stakeholders, to support efforts to further strengthen the capacity of nations for evaluation of development activities. The Fiji Permanent Mission to the United Nations led the passage of the resolution.

The Republic of Malta and the Republic of Fiji formalized diplomatic relations at a ceremony at the Permanent Mission of Fiji to the United Nations in New York on 11 December 2014. The Permanent Representative of Malta to the United Nations, Ambassador Christopher Grimaand his Fiji counterpart, Ambassador Peter Thomson, signed a joint communiqué establishing diplomatic relations between the two States.

The Pacific Small Island Developing States(PSIDS) represented at the United Nations called today for the adoption of General Assembly resolutions on Oceans and the Law of the Sea, and on Sustainable Fisheries. Addressing the UN General Assembly on behalf of the PSIDS, Fiji’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Peter Thomson, said that oceans and fisheries were at the very heart of the shared identity of PSIDS.

The United Nations General Assembly has today adopted a resolution granting the request for observer status of the Secretariat of the Pacific Community to the United Nations General Assembly. The resolution was originally submitted by the delegation of Fiji in support of the decision taken by the 8th Ministerial Conference of the Pacific Community of which Fiji was the Chair.

The Republic of Guyana and the Republic of Fiji formalized diplomatic relations at a ceremony at the Permanent Mission of Guyana to the United Nations in New York on 8 December, 2014. The Permanent Representative of Guyana to the United Nations, AmbassadorGeorge Talbot and his Fiji counterpart, Ambassador Peter Thomson, signed a joint communiqué establishing diplomatic relations between the two States.

Hon. Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama led bilateral talks with the President of the People's Republic of China, H.E. Xi Jinping at Nadi this morning.

During the bilateral talks, H.E. President Xi congratulated the Fijian Prime Minister on the success of the 2014 Fijian elections. He also commended the Government on achievements in nation building and economic and social developemnt in recent years.

At the United Nations Security Council open debate on Women, Peace and Security in New Yok today, the provision of freedom from unfair discrimination based on sex or gender that it is enshrined in Fiji's 2013 Constitution was extolled. Fiji's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Peter Thomson, told the Security Council that Fiji was committed to increasing women's participation in decision-making and in political, social and economic processes at all levels.

The Republic of The Gambia and the Republic of Fiji formalized diplomatic relations at a ceremony at the Permanent Mission of Fiji to the United Nations in New York on 24 October, 2014. The Permanent Representative of The Gambia to the United Nations, Ambassador MamadouTangaraand his Fiji counterpart, Ambassador Peter Thomson, signed a joint communiqué establishing diplomatic relations between the two States.